Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting shescape package, versions <1.1.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.08% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-SHESCAPE-1087427
  • published 19 Mar 2021
  • disclosed 18 Mar 2021
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade shescape to version 1.1.3 or higher.

Overview

shescape is a simple shell escape library

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution. Module vulnerable against shell injection if the attacker manages to insert a null character into the payload.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
6.3 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    None
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NVD

7.8 high